* Note: Results from Connecticut conference tournament games were not factored into the final records or rankings. Branford spent much of the season at the top of the HNIB News Division 2 rankings for Connecticut. So while the Hornets were unable to defend their state ...
Read More »Connecticut HS Boys D2 First-Round Highlights: Lyman Hall/H-K/Coginchaug Blanks Woodstock Academy
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) announced Tuesday morning that due to continuing concerns regarding the spread of the Coronavirus, all remaining winter tournament games have been cancelled. The Division 2 tournament did actually play first round games Monday night. Here are some highlights from ...
Read More »Connecticut HS Boys Tournament Pairings: ND-West Haven, Branford, Sheehan Top Seeds
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Council released its seedings and pairings for the 2020 boys hockey tournament Friday, featuring three divisions of 15 or 16 teams. Notre Dame-West Haven (Division 1), Branford (Division 2) and Sheehan (Division 3) earned the top spots. The CIAC boys hockey ...
Read More »Connecticut HS Boys Division 2 Top 10: WMRP Takes Down Branford; Daniel Hand Moves Into Top Spot
The shakeup continues at the top of the HNIB News Connecticut Division 2 boys hockey rankings. The big result of the last week was Wethersfield-Middletown-Rocky Hill-Plainville knocking off previously top-ranked Branford, 3-2, in overtime Saturday. That created a shuffling of the top four on the ...
Read More »Connecticut HS Boys D2 Top 10: WMRP Moves Into No. 1 Spot; Westhill-Stamford, Daniel Hand Still Unbeaten
For the first time this season, there is a new #1 in the HNIB News Connecticut Division 2 rankings. Three teams remain unbeaten, but it is the Wethersfield-Middletown-Rocky Point co-op that has been the most impressive, racking up a 7-0 mark to date. WMRP swept ...
Read More »Connecticut HS Boys D2 Top 10: Branford, WMRP Hold Ground As Four Unbeaten Teams Remain
And then there were four. The number of unbeaten teams in Connecticut Division 2 hockey dropped by one over the weekend, and the remainder take up the top spots in this week’s HNIB News Connecticut Division 2rankings. #1 Branford and #2 WMRP continue to hold ...
Read More »Connecticut Boys D2 Top 10: Top Three Teams Hold Steady; Daniel Hand Makes Solid Move Up
Six Division 2 teams came through the first week of the 2019-20 season unscathed, including the top three teams from the preseason rankings. It wasn’t always easy, particularly for #1 Branford. The defending state champion Hornets needed overtime to beat Glastonbury in their opener before ...
Read More »Connecticut Division 2 Team Previews: Cheshire Has Veteran Club; Hand, Lyman Hall Move Up
There will be two state champions at the Division 2 level this season … at least from the start. Branford won it all a year ago and many believe it is the favorite again. Meanwhile, Div. 3 champ Lyman-Hall/Haddam-Killingworth/Coginchaug (with new coach Dave Sagnella) makes ...
Read More »Connecticut D2 Preseason Top 10: Branford Eyes Repeat; WMRP, Cheshire Next In Line
It took 31 years for Branford to get back to the top of Division 2 after winning its first state championship since 1988, but chances are the wait won’t be nearly as long again. At the very least, Branford starts the season as the team ...
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